Women's and Children's Hospital

30 The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (29 May 2018).

1. What is the advice regarding cost that the department has provided for a new Women's and Children's Hospital adjacent to the new Royal Adelaide Hospital?

2. What consultants or advisors have been appointed to provide advice regarding the new Women's and Children's Hospital and what is their cost?

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised:

1. The former government previously identified a cost of $528 million to construct a new (Adelaide) Women's Hospital adjacent to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. The Marshall government has committed to the construction of a new Women's and Children's Hospital. This represents a significant change in the scope and the scale of the project over that planned by the previous government.

The government has committed to establish a task force for the new Women's and Children's Hospital. The task force will consult with clinicians, health professional and industrial organisations in determining the service models and inpatient bed numbers for new Women's and Children's Hospital. The task force will undertake this work over the second half of 2018. A cost for the new Women's and Children's Hospital is expected to be known in the first half of 2019.

2. The government will engage consultants to support the work of the new Women's and Children's Hospital task force as required.